WestJet Announces Limited Time Obama Promotion

In the spirit of U.S. President Barack Obama’s first trip to Canada today, WestJet announced a special promotion as a demonstration of the strong relationship between Canada and the United States.

WestJet guests will be able to save on travel between the two countries using the online promo code “OBAMA” which will provide travellers with roundtrip savings of $50 off WestJet’s already low fares.

“We also take this opportunity to invite President Obama to visit our Canadian success story in Calgary on his next Canadian visit. We look forward to welcoming him to our new environmentally-friendly head office,” said Richard Bartrem, WestJet Vice-President of Culture and Communications.

The small print: Book online at westjet.com and save $50 roundtrip or $25 one way off the lowest available fare when you enter the online promo code OBAMA. Flights must be booked before midnight on February 19, 2009, MT, for travel between March 1 and March 31, 2009. Offer valid on all fares on regularly scheduled WestJet flights between Canada and the United States only. Discount cannot be used towards the purchase of a WestJet gift certificate or WestJet Vacations package. Valid for new bookings only.